Photo Flash: First Look at San Diego Musical Theatre's WHITE CHRISTMASDecember 18, 2012San Diego Musical Theatre announces the final production of their 2012 season Irving Berlin'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, December 13-23, 2012 (press opening on December 14) at the Birch North Park Theatre. Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaption features seventeen Irving Berlinsongs. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. Scroll down for photos from the show!
LET'S GO SCIENCE Comes to Jacksonville, 1/19December 18, 2012Let's Go Science plays at Jacksonville's Wilson Center for the Arts for two performances only on Saturday, January 19th at 1:30PM & 4:30PM! Tickets are $16.00 ($8.50 for children 12 and under) and are available at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) or www.artistseriesjax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or groupsales@fscj.edu.
T.I.'s Just-Released TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD Features Cee Lo Green, Lil Wayne and MoreDecember 18, 2012'TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD,' the new album from Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I., arrives in stores and online today. 'TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD' comes as the follow up to 2010's RIAA Gold-certified album, 'NO MERCY.' 'TROUBLE MAN: HEAVY IS THE HEAD' features 16 blockbuster tracks including collaborations with an array of music's A-listers from Lil Wayne, André 3000 and R. Kelly, to P!nk, CeeLo Green, A$AP Rocky, Meek Mill and Akon, with production from some of today's hottest producers including Pharrell, No I.D., Jazze Pha, T-Minus, Lil C, DJ Toomp and more.
The San Francisco Early Music Society Presents Music of the Spheres, 2/1-3December 18, 2012The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2012-13 season resumes the first weekend of February with a concert by Music of the Spheres. The trio of Jeanne Johnson, Joanna Blendulf, and Yuko Tanaka will perform an early Valentine of French baroque music, spinning confections for violin, harpsichord, and viola da gamba, interspersed with thoughts on love by famous French authors. The program will include favorites by such giants of the age as Marin Marais, François Couperin, and Jean-Philippe Rameau as well as less familiar works by inspired musical pioneers Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-Féry Rebel, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.
WAR HORSE Comes to Segerstrom Center, 1/22-2/3December 18, 2012Producers Bob Boyett and The National Theatre of Great Britain are proud to announce full casting for the upcoming Orange County engagement of the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play, WAR HORSE. The company, comprised of more than 30 performers, includes Andrew Veenstra as Albert Narracott, Brian Keane as Arthur Narracott, Michael Wyatt Cox as Billy Narracott, Todd Cerveris as Ted Narracott, Angela Reed as Rose Narracott, Jason Loughlin as Lieutenant James Nicholls and Jason Alan Carvell as Private Schnabel.
Shakespeare Theatre Company to Present HUGHIE, Starring Richard Schiff, 1/31-3/17December 18, 2012The Shakespeare Theatre Company, recipient of the 2012 Regional Theatre Tony Award, delves into the 2012-2013 Season with an intimate look at two lonely souls in Eugene O'Neill's Hughie. This two-man show by one of the most famous American playwrights will be directed by Broadway veteran Doug Hughes. The production runs at STC's Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW) from January 31-March 17, 2013.
Trinity Rep's Winter Classes Now Open for RegistrationDecember 18, 2012Trinity Rep's Education Department has announced that they are still accepting enrollment for most levels of their Young Actors & Adult Winter Session - and that it's not too early to make your plans for the 2013 Young Actors Summer Institute.
Comix At Foxwoods Welcomes Greg Fitzsimmons, 2/28-3/3December 18, 2012Emmy Award-winning writer, Greg Fitzsimmons, will be returning to the Comix At Foxwoods stage for four shows next year with performances Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., Friday, Mar. 1 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Mar. 2 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The final show will be one not for the faint of heart or easily offended, as fans will be welcomed to witness a "Nasty Show with Greg Fitzsimmons." Lines will be crossed and common decency will be left at the door during this final uproarious performance.
MTC & Ars Nova Announce Inaugural Group of Artists for THE WRITER'S ROOMDecember 18, 2012Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director, Manhattan Theatre Club), Barry Grove (Executive Producer, MTC), Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer, MTC), Jason Eagan (Artistic Director, Ars Nova), and Jeremy Blocker (Managing Director, Ars Nova) are pleased to announce the inaugural participants for The Writer's Room a new program to commission, develop and support playwrights in the process of creating new work for the stage.
Deftones Announce US Spring TourDecember 18, 2012Grammy-winning alternative band Deftones will be kicking off a tour of North America on March 4, 2013. The headlining run begins in Rochester, NY and wraps March 30 in Houston, TX. Deftones have also rescheduled their New York City and Boston, MA show dates, which had previously been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. Tickets go on sale December 21st.
KOI NO YOKAN, the band's seventh studio album, was released November 13th via Warner Bros Records. It debuted at #11 on the Billboard Charts Top 200 chart, with over 65k sold first week, and the first single 'Tempest' is currently #8 and climbing at Rock Radio. KOI NO YOKAN has also met with critical acclaim.
THE MUSIC MAN Opens 1/16 at Aurora's Paramount TheatreDecember 18, 2012It's a busy week for traveling salesman Harold Hill. He has to convince the residents of River City he's an expert musician, convince the Mayor of River City to put him in charge of starting a children's marching band, convince the parents to buy uniforms and musical instruments from him, then get out of town with everyone's money before 'there's trouble...right here in River City!'
The Warner Screens LES TROYENS, 1/5December 18, 2012On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 12pm, the Warner Theatre will present Berlioz's Les Troyens,as part of The Met: Live in HD series.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Comes to The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 2/7December 18, 2012The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County has announced a powerhouse concert by one of the world's greatest orchestras conducted by a Spanish national treasure, joining one of the most acclaimed American pianists of our time in the majestic Knight Concert Hall. On February 7, 2013, the Center's four-concert John S. and James L. Knight Masterworks Season - Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Classical Music Series, presents THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA conducted by RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS in Beethoven's grandest and most moving "EMPEROR" PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5, played by ANDRE WATTS. The program opens with the legendary Leopold Stokowski's orchestration of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" ("Sleepers Awake") and closes with Johannes Brahms's majestic Symphony No. 1.
Arden Theatre Company Presents Beckett's ENDGAME, Beginning 1/16December 18, 2012Arden Theatre Company, now celebrating its 25th Season of great stories by great storytellers, presents the work of Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett for the first time with Endgame. Directed by Associate Artistic Director Edward Sobel, Endgame plays on the Arcadia Stage from January 16 to March 10, 2013.